Dr. Carmen Marsit Co-Directs Burroughs Wellcome Fund Grant

February, 2015

Postdoctoral Training Opportunities

The Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth invites applications for an interdisciplinary postdoctoral training and career development program in the fields of epidemiology, biostatistics and bioinformatics.

Center Members met with Dr. Samara Nielson from the CDC, and attended her presentation on seafood consumption and blood mercury concentrations in adults February 25, 2015

February, 2015

"With the Children's Environmental Health Centers, we're working to educate the community about what the science is telling us, and how it may help the community and help shape public health policy," Nadeau said.

November, 2014

New Department of Epidemiology

The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved the new academic Department of Epidemiology at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Children's Center Director, Dr. Margaret Karagas, will lead this new department.

November, 2014

NIEHS Arsenic Workshop Report

Members of the Children's Center contributed to the "Health Effects and Mitigation of Arsenic: Current Research Efforts and Future Directions" Workshop and Webinar Discussion Series report, which is now available online.

October, 2014

Report Examines Health Impacts of Arsenic in Drinking Water

Researchers from the Children's Center team with the Superfund Research Program, the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth, and the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services to report on the health impacts of drinking water from private wells in New Hampshire.

October, 2014

In Utero Arsenic Exposure and Fetal Immunity

September, 2014

Developmental Basis of Epigenetic Regulation and Psychiatric Outcomes

Children's Center Researchers, Drs. Carmen Marsit and Alison Paquette
recently published in the Journal of Cellular Biochemistry about the serotonin receptor 5-HT2A (encoded by HTR2A), an important regulator of fetal brain development and adult cognitive function. Environmental signals that induce epigenetic changes of serotonin response genes, including HTR2A, have been implicated in adverse mental health outcomes.

September, 2014

Epigenetic Regulation of Infant Neurobehavioral Outcomes

In a recent manuscript published in Medical Epigenetics, Children's Center Researchers,
Drs. Carmen Marsit, Corina Lesseur and Alison Paquette
describe their recent body of work demonstrating that during fetal development and early-infancy environmental signals can induce epigenetic changes that alter neurobehavioral development and later-life mental health.

July, 2014

Infant Toenails as Biomarker of In Utero Arsenic Exposure

In a recent publication in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, Children's Center Researchers from all three projects, collaboratively explore the relationship between infant toenails and in utero arsenic exposure.

June, 2014

Surgeon General's report on Prevention of Skin Cancer features the work of Children's Center Director, Dr. Margaret Karagas and colleagues

Dr. Karagas and colleague's recently published paper in Pediatrics on the incidence of early-onset skin cancer and associated risks with indoor tanning was cited in the newly released 2014 Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer. The report outlines the risks and action steps to reverse the alarming rise in the incidence of skin cancers in the US population.

May, 2014

Center Researcher Serves as Expert Panelist

During an upcoming NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) webinar series on the current state of knowledge and data gaps in the field of arsenic environmental health research, Dr. Marsit will serve as an expert panelist at the "Susceptibility to Arsenic Effects" webinar, May 7, 2014, 1:30-3:00 pm.

Low-Dose Arsenic: In Search of a Risk Threshold

May, 2014

Microbiome Inspired Symphony

Dartmouth has commissioned artist Fay Wang to compose a symphony exploring the relationship between science and music. Center Researchers were interviewed about their work, and the relationship between microbes and human health. This truly translational project is inspired by the work being done within the Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Center at Dartmouth.

April, 2014

Children's Researchers Participate in NIEHS Arsenic Workshop

Children's Center Researchers, Drs. Carol Folt and Carmen Marsit presented during the March NIEHS Workshop, "Health Effects and Mitigation of Arsenic: Current Research Efforts and Future Directions." The workshop highlighted significant new and emerging research on low dose exposure to arsenic in human health.

March, 2014

Children's Center PhD student, Matthew Davis and colleagues examined the prevalence and success of doctor jokes posted on Facebook in one of the first studies of social networking site conversations pertaining to health and medicine.

The study is published in the February edition of the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

December, 2013

Diet alone can be a significant source of arsenic exposure

Continued coverage of a Dartmouth-led study that found diet alone can be a significant source of arsenic exposure. Of the foods tested in the study, Dartmouth researchers found that white wine, beer, dark-meat fish, and Brussels sprouts raised people's arsenic levels the most significantly. Lead researcher Kathryn Cottingham, professor of biological sciences, is quoted in the article.

November, 2013

Children's Center researchers are examining exposure to low-level arsenic via water and food, which is gaining national attention

September, 2013

Children's Center research has brought low-level arsenic exposure to light and has inspired the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test rice and rice products for arsenic, and conduct analyses on the long-term exposure effects.